I was approaching a corner when the sunlight blinded me momentarily and I lost control.
I clipped the corner of a ditch on the right and turned to the other side of the road where I skidded and found myself in the middle of a corn field. There's a bit of drop into the field so I received quite a shock from the impact.
It may seem ridiculous that a ray of sunlight could cause this to happen but I could not see anything at all for a moment and was extremely disorientated.
Luckily, the farmer and his family came out to help me and he kindly towed the car to his farm.
The wife of the mayor of Bouillon, who happens to be the Constants' neighbour and a cousin of the farmer, also appeared at the site by chance and she stayed with me and the farmer until Minette came to fetch me.
I was completely fine, although a bit shaken and with a slightly sore back due to whiplash, and the car wasn't too badly damaged. As you can see the front bumper as well as the front-right mudguard are damaged There is a problem with the radiator as it has come loose.
The car has been taken to a garage and we're waiting to hear from the mechanic.
According to the farmer, exactly the same incident (driver blinded by the sun and loses control) happened two weeks ago and that many people have crashed into his field before.
He also said that I wouldn't be the last person to do so.
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